2020

by Prof. M. A. Sofi *
What is leadership supposed to achieve for the people after all? Surely, not capitulating to what the crowd wants or acting as demanded by the public pulse and conducting politics accordingly. Mainly because the people, more so those sections of them who are either uneducated or may come across as otherwise, but who are completely clueless about what it takes for the society to qualify as being robust, happy, healthy, open, tolerant and egalitarian. Come to think of (…)

The last few decades have witnessed vast changes in political ideology and economic policies across the world. People of different countries have been affected differently, but always in a significant manner everywhere.
Goa has achieved remarkable progress since Liberation [in December 1961]. The greatest gain of Liberation has been the feeling of self-respect regained, the opening of the portals of opportunity particularly to the vast mass of people who were denied upward mobility over (…)

by P. S. Jayaramu *
Chief minister B. S. Yediyurappa, (popularly known as BSY) is very much in the news. Firstly for his decision to set up the Maratha Development Authority, which has not only led to strong condemnations by Kannada organisations but also led to the lingayat, Vokkaliga, Kuruba and other communities demanding similar Development Authorities for their betterment. Secondly, the demand of new entrants as well as old timers in the Party for ministerial positions. He also faces (…)

by Arup Kumar Sen
Neoliberalism as a political doctrine originated in the capitalist countries of the West and spread to other countries of the world in course of time.
Every political philosophy has some universal categories of thought, but it takes specific meanings in particular social formations.
Nandan Nilekani was the chief architect of UIDAI, and led the development of Aadhaar in India. His book, Imagining India: Ideas for the New Century (Penguin Books, 2009), may be treated as (…)

by Arun Srivastava
Compulsion to gratify his corporate friends has been so onerous that Narendra Modi dared to trample all the executive norms and constitutional provisions in his pursuit to thrust the newly enacted three agriculture laws on the farmers, who he claims are close to his heart.
His hypocritical claim got exposed in the wake of farmers march to Delhi demanding scrapping of the three laws and restoration of the MSP law. The most interesting aspect of the Modi’s opera was his (…)

by Prem Singh
The farmer is the provider of food (Anndata) to the world, but in today’s system, he often has a craving for grains. People thrive in towns and cities using his earnings, but only disasters come in his share. The crop dries due to droughts. Floods submerge fields. But a big disaster over these two comes when the price of the crop that came home after a year’s hard work is so low that even the cost and expense does not come out. ... If the farmers are in a bad condition today, (…)

It was over three decades ba1ck , in 1987, that the great potential of Mangal Turbine for helping farmers was first demonstrated by its brilliant innovator and farmer-scientist Mangal Singh. Within a short time this attracted a lot of attention, with many scientists and senior officials visiting the site confirming its great usefulness in lifting water from streams without using either diesel or electricity . Since then this has been confirmed and reconfirmed in official and non-official (…)

The Editors Guild of India (EGI)
MEDIA ADVISORY
December 4, 2020
The Editors Guild of India (EGI) is concerned about the news coverage of the farmers’ protests in the national capital, wherein certain sections of the media have been labelling them as “Khalistanis”, “ anti-nationals”, and other such terms to delegitimise the protests without any evidence or proof. This goes against the tenets of responsible and ethical journalism. Such actions compromise the credibility of the media. (…)

As a restless winter spreads across India, a blanket of anxiety, unease, and anguish hovers over us today. The violence unleashed on our consciousness with the images of farmers’ marches being met with water-canons, teargas shells, and unspeakable brutality, while we remain trapped in our homes due to the pandemic, is further intensified by the brazen display of insensitivity on the part of the ruling dispensation. Impervious to the massive and peaceful protests by farmers underway for (…)

ALL INDIA BANK EMPLOYEES’ ASSOCIATION
Central Office: “PRABHAT NIVAS” Regn. No.2037
Singapore Plaza, 164, Linghi Chetty Street, Chennai-600001
Phone: 2535 1522 Fax: 2535 8853 web: www.aibea.in
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C.H. Venkatachalam, General Secretary
With RBI’s Internal Working Group submitting their recommendation that Corporate Houses and Big Business Houses can be allowed as promoters of Banks, a lot of debate is going on. To us in AIBEA, (…)